Out of curiosity - do you have any religious beliefs? I’m a Christian, so I believe there’s life after this one, and that impacts how I approach health.
Solid question. I would say I’m not religious. Very open minded tho. Kind of subscribe to the fact that we probably don’t really know what happens after death, but I’m open to different possibilities. But first and foremost I 100% respect everyone’s personal beliefs and respect whatever religion someone chooses to follow. Doesn’t matter if it’s not what I personally believe. So maybe there is life after this one, and I can totally see how that could effect how someone lives their life while they’re here, and I absolutely respect that. Like I said, I just support whatever is gonna make someone happy. My main goals in life are just to be as happy as possible while I’m here, and help others be as happy as possible while they’re here. And just spread happiness and positivity the best I can.
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Not sure if you’re into podcasts, but if so, you might enjoy the recent discussion about religion between Tim Ferriss and Cal Newport on Tim’s podcast. Love both those guys’ work.
Ya all I do is either listen/ watch podcasts or YouTube vids. I’m actually subscribed to Tim Ferris’ podcast. Haven’t listened to his stuff in a while tho. Just found the one ur referring to, and will start listening to it asap. Thanks for the recommendation 
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It’s been a pleasure to read through this long thread. As someone who is currently going through the process of exploring my options after dealing with all the symptoms associated with Low T for the last 7 years (currently 28yr old army vet) despite taking care of my health and being of a relatively strong physique, it is nice to hear about all of your different experiences over the last few years. It gave me a lot to think about. I bookmarked defy medicals website after seeing you reference it 
I am hoping to finish up another round of labwork soon and get started if my primary care provider is unable to help me out with treatment.
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Checkout this guys YouTube channel. Was in ur exact position not too long ago. Should help u out tremendously in regards to how to proceed from here
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Thanks!
Throughout these forums the acronym “EOD” means end of day right? Like end of day administration?
Usually, EOD is every other day.
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LOL I relate to this! I’m currently not on anything and I cry so easily during movies. It’s one of the things that made me question my hormones over the last year. P.S.: Sorry to all for bringing back post from last year. Really been enjoying this thread.
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Thanks that makes sense. My army acronyms were twisting that up for me.
Really who knows? But I wanted to echo something you said here. I am 28 and my physique is solid, so most people wouldn’t look at me and think “Low T” but there are things about me they wouldn’t be able to tell just by looking. Serious drug and alcohol abuse throughout puberty and up until the age of 19. Extremely bad sleep habits until the age of 25, exacerbated by a military lifestyle from 19-25. Diet and exercise have always been dialed in, but I can’t help but think the other things I mentioned play a gigantic role in where I am now hormone wise.
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Consult at Men’s Health Boston tomorrow. I’ll circle back with a summary/evaluation afterward.
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Think I may have found my new doc. Evan Applebaum was great. Harvard-educated cardiologist, and seems to have the proper mindset with regard to balancing quality/quantity of life. He clearly lifts and offered advice on my training.
He recommended staying away from any adjuncts and lowering my T dose. We’re taking it from 260 to 160 for starters. He thinks 1X/week injections are just fine and will allow us to find a true nadir on labs.
He thinks the issues with my mood (depression/anger) are related to estrogen potentially getting too high. He isn’t gung-ho for AIs, though, and respected my desire to stay away from them.
I’ll get new labs in 8 weeks, have another consult, and we’ll go from there. MHB is also (it seems) able to bill to insurance, which is a huge plus, and now that I’ve gone once we can do telehealth.
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Glad to see you have found a doctor who is smart and will actually help you. It’s best to go to a doctor that’s conservative and is also on trt since they have the best experience.
Thanks, brother. The doc also mentioned he isn’t convinced DHEA is necessary. I’ve been taking 100 mg/day and my most recent level was 250. What do you think - is it valuable?
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I would listen to your doctor on this one. I’m not a fan of ancillaries either. I’ve never heard of someone feeling better by adding dhea if they fall within the middle of normal range. Not sure where you lie on the spectrum, but in your case less is more. This dr has you on the right path imho. Glad you switched to him.
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Thanks, brother. I am too. I might place one more order with Defy just so I’m loaded up with T. It was pretty incredible going to the pharmacy yesterday and paying $11 (!) for 4 mg of T-cyp. God bless insurance-billed TRT.
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Some argue once-a-week injections are inferior to more frequent dosing (e.g., every day or EOD) due to resulting spikes/dips in blood pressure. Derek often says this on his channel – that it’s bad for your physiology to inject that infrequently.
My doc, however, says once-a-week works well for 95% of guys and thinks I should do that.
Can someone set the record straight? 
From what I’ve seen most guys do best injecting twice a week or more frequently. It’s extremely rare that guys will feel better with less injections over more frequent injections
In ur doc’s experience with his patients has he seen them feel worse on more frequent injections when they would try, compared to once per week, or he starts all his guys on once per week and most of them end up feeling good and staying on once per week and never trying more frequent injections? There’s a big difference between the two. I assume he starts his patients on once per week, most of them feel good, and none of them ever try more frequent injections and don’t know if they would feel even better injecting more frequently